20081006849149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Comley LANCAIR 360 · Manassas, VA · October 6, 2008

Date
October 6, 2008 · 16:30 local
Place
Manassas, VA
Airport
Manassas Regional/Harry P. Davis F
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N528RC
Reported as
Comley LANCAIR360
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
904 total276 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On October 06, 2008,at approximately 16:30 eastern standard time, a Lancair 360 (experimental), N528RC was damaged when it landed on runway 34L at the Manassas regional airport (hef) with the landing gear up (retracted position). The impact point was 1397 feet from the threshold of runway 34L and the aircraft skidded 587 feet to a full stop. Damage to the aircraft included the prop, engine cowling and deep scratches to the under belly skin from the engine cowl to approximately mid-wing area. The wings and the upper fuselage were not damaged. The landing gear switch located on the instrument panel was observed in the up position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 06, 2008,AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A LANCAIR 360 (EXPERIMENTAL), N528RC WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT LANDED ON RUNWAY 34L AT THE MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (HEF) WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP (RETRACTED POSITION). THE IMPACT POINT WAS 1397 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 34L AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 587 FEET TO A FULL STOP. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE PROP, ENGINE COWLING AND DEEP SCRATCHES TO THE UNDER BELLY SKIN FROM THE ENGINE COWL TO APPROXIMATELY MID-WING AREA. THE WINGS AND THE UPPER FUSELAGE WERE NOT DAMAGED. THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH LOCATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS OBSERVED IN THE UP POSITION.